The worship of bipartisanship for its own sake, combined with a fake "pox on both their houses" attitude. The main goal is the establishment of a permanent ruling class of Washington insiders, our betters who know better. It is their rough agenda which is sold as "centrism" even when it has no actual relationship with the political center in a meaningful way. The establishment of an aristocratic class in America.
The belief that it all sides are equal and must compromise at all times. Regardless of the final outcome or the level of understanding or intelligence presented by each side.
Mark Foley had a bad relationship with pages; Sen. Vitter has visited Prositutes in New Orleans and Washington; Sen Craig tried to proposition an undercover officer; Newt Gingrich had multiple afairs; Duke Cunningham was bribed with Prostitutes; but William Jefferson had money in his fridge so both sides are clearly evil.
Coined by C.S. Lewis in his essay, First and Second things.
The act of assuming without discussion that a person is wrong and then distracting his or her attention from this (the only real issue) by builsy explaining why he or she is wrong and how that person became so silly.
"There flashed across my opening mind the great truth that refutation is no necessary part of argument. Assume that your opponent is wrong, and then explain his error, and the world will be at your feet. Attempt to prove that he is wrong or (worse still) try to find out whether he is wrong or right, and the national dynamism of our age will thrust you to the wall." That is how Bulverism became one of the makers of Twentieth Century
A dumb ass comment that holds absolutely no relevance to the conversation. Usually dealing with buying or selling firms, flying to London, or taking classes at the Playboy Mansion.
A monotheistic religion that worships the greatJack Bauer, because he truly is God. Followers of Bauerism are known as Bauerims.
Christian dude: Jack Bauer kicks some serious ass man!
Bauerim dude: OH hell yeah man, I worship him!
Christian dude: Oh for real?
Bauerim dude: Yeah man, I follow Bauerism..it is the best religion EVER!
In reference to Baker Skateboards and their hardcore attitude on partying and skateboarding, bakerism can be defined as a general sense of surrealism, drunkeness and gnarliness. It is probably best exemplified by baker team member Dustin Dollin.
Grecs and Hermdizzle: two generations deep in Bakerism!
Dustin just took a shot of Jager and back 50ed that rail: pure Bakerism!!
Another name for oneness pentecostalism or modalism. A half-baked pseudo-Christian belief that rejects the trinity (Father, Son, Holy Spirit), says that Jesus is "One God" that manifests as three different beings, and says that anytime Jesus prayed he was talking to himself. Popularized by Tyler Baker of Valiant Baptist Church in Florida.
Rick, Elliott, Russell, and Doreen are Half-Bakerists, and thereby involved in Half-Bakerism.
A sunburn or suntan focused on the left arm. It is caused by the left side of the body being the only half that gets exposed to sunlight while driving. Presumably, it would be located on the right side of the body in countries where they drive on the left side of the road.
British slang for a scientist or technical expert, esp . when the speaker is not certain of the expert’s specific field of study. Not necessarily derogatory, but typically used by persons without a technical background. In the US, the equivalent would be “egghead”, “squint”, or “geek.”
Origin of the word is unknown. Started sometime in World War 2. Given the typical evolution of British slang, could easily have started because what these experts did was confusing or “baffling” to the common person.
When you have to pee in a movie but don’t want to miss anything, and must do the following mental equation: will the amount I have to pee cause enough discomfort to diminish my attention capacity for the remainder of the movie to an extent which is greater than the amount of the movie I would miss by making a mad dash to the restroom.
I saw Satantango last night, wonderful film but by the 5th hour I had to start doing peecalculus.